Combined underwaist and garment-supporter



No. 752,343), PATENTE!) PEB. I6, 1904.

L. M. JONES.

COMBINED UNDBRWAIYST AND GARMENT SUPPORTER.

PPLIUATION FILED JUNE 1. 190s.

No M0 EL.

VQ .r j Los NL lunes Patented February 16, 1904.

PATEISIT OFFICE.

`LOIS M. JONES,*OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED-UNDIERWAIST AND GNIENT-SUPORTER. A l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere Patent Ne. 752,343, dated February1e, 1904.' j' Application filed June l, 1903. Serial No. 159,437.. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it' may @n/cern:

Be it known that I, Lors M. JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at VGrrand Rapids, in the county ofKent and State of i 5VMichigan, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in a CombinedUnderwaist and Garment-Supporter;l andI do hereby declare the followingto be afull, clear, and eX- act` description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. My invention relates to improvements in a combinedunderwaist and garment-supporter; and its object is to provide auuiiderwaist of I5 elastic material with suitable means for Y attachingandsupporting the outer garments 'and sanitary appliance, whereby theweightv of the articles so supported will be sustained by and upon theshoulders of the wearer; to provide a device, as aforesaichthat Vwillnot interfere with the free movement of the wearer and that will not inany way-restrict the action of the muscles and internal organs of thewearer, and to provide the device `withcertain 2 5 new and usefulfeatures,hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed outin the claims. My invention consists, essentially, of abody garment orunderwaist of suitable form and of freely-yielding material, preferablyof a knit fabric, and various tapes vor straps of substantiallylongitudinally inelastic or unyielding material extending in loops overthe shoulders and thence downwardly and rearward thereon and securedthereto,` and various means for attaching the various outer and nethergarments and sanitaryl appliance to said tapes-.or straps, as will morefully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings,- in which-Figure lis a front view of a device embodying my invention arranged asworn; Fig. 2, a rear view of the same; Fig. 3, an eX- terior view of theentire structure opened out at or in lplan view, and Figs. a and 5details ofthe skirt-support and sliirtwaist-holder. Like letters referto like parts in all of the figures. Y -A represents an underwaist orbody -garf ment of any suitable freely-yielding material,

preferably some suitable knit fabric, and fitting the body of the wearerclosely and-yielding freely to any movement thereof.

-. B, C, D, E, F, and Gr represent various strips offleXible andlongitudinally unyielding ma- 5 5 terial, preferably consisting ofsuitable ttapes' kor strips of woven fabric and secured to the garment Aby sewing the edges of the f said tapes thereto., The-tapes B extendclose to each other and vertically upon the lowerpar't 6 0 of the middleback portion, and thence up. ward and diverging away from each other exetend over the shoulders and downward .upon

, the front, converging somewhat towardeaclr other, as shown, andsecured .to the garment throughout on the back and on the front down toa little below the waist-line, as at Bl and thence detached andprolonged downward any convenient-distance, as at B". At B another tapeC is attached by one end only andl 4 eXf 793 tends downwardsubstantially the sameqdisi tance as the tape' B. Attached to .the out.-waIdly-curved back portionsv of the, tapes B and extending downward ateach side thereof are two other tapes F F, which are securedto the' backof the garment down toF, andthence are detached and extend downward, asrat F'f.' To 4these extended portions C, B, and Fi may be attached bybuckles, safety-pins, ory ,other suitable fastenings any suitablehosefsupport .8O ers and sanitary/appliance, (not sliown,).whic.h willthusbe supported from the shoulders of the wearer by means of the tapesB.. .f

If preferred, the tapes FInaybe omitted and lthe tapes, B prolongeddownward instead; but the construction shown is preferable and moresubstantial; 2 f. .a

D D arev other tapes extending upgthe back near each side thereof, anddiverging Voutward toward the top also extend over-the shoulders andthence down the front -ay short distance l and converging inwardto thepoint D', whence they are turned abruptly to a horizontal direc#horizontally and opposite the tapes D connects the tapes B B and is alsoleft full or slack in like manner and for the same purpose as are theportions D. Under each armopening and extending diagonally from thevupper part of the tapes B to the lower back part of the tapes D aretapes E, which, together with the tape D, serve to constitute loopsextending over the shoulders and to the bottom of the garment at eachside of the back thereof. The tapes B also constitute suspend.-ing-loops extending over the shoulders, and are also inclined backwardand downward, whereby they tend to draw the shoulders backward, thusacting as shoulder-braces as well. All of these tapes serve to retainthe shape of the undergar'ment and at the same time have a limitedrelative movement due to the elasticity of the said garment. Attached tothese several tapes at or near the waist-line are buttons K, which serveto attach skirts or other garments.

vFor a support to the kouter skirt and to engage and hold a shirt-waistdetachable studs J J are provided, which studs are mounted on therespective ends of a plate I of suitable rigid materiaL, preferablyCelluloid or metal, and this plate is detachably secured tothe tapesB ator near the middle of the back by means of va suitable pocket orreceptacle H,A

within which the plate I is inserted with its respective ends projectingoppositely therefrom and the studs J projecting outward. Whenever thegarment is to be washed, this plate is readily detached by withdrawingit endwi'se from the pocket, and when-in use the studs retain it inplacetherein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is f l. The combination of an elasticunderwaist,

thereto and extending vertically and near each other at the lower backportion of the waist, thence-diverging outward and extending overthershoulders, and thence downward on the front, garment-supportingmeans attached to said tapes, a plate detachably secured to the middleback portion of said tapes, .and outwardly-projecting studs on therespective ends of said plate. i

3. The combination of an elastic under-waist,

longitudinally unyielding tapes attached thereto and extending in,divergir'ig curved lines from the middle of the Vback and over theshoulders and thence downward on the front side, garment-supportingmeans attach ed to said tapes, a pocket attached ,to said tapes near themiddle back portion of the garment, a plate detachably inserted in thepocket and oppositely projecting therefrom, and rearwardly-projectingstuds mounted on the respective ends'of said plate.

4:. The combination of an elastic underwaist, longitudinally unyieldingtapes secured thereto and extending'in diverging lines from the 'middleback portion over the shoulders and thence downward on the front sidethereof, and extended below the waist at the front, tapes attached tothe diverging rear portions of said first-named tapes and thenceextending downward below the waist at the rear, garment-supporting meansattached to said tapes near the waist-line, a pocket attached to saidErst-named tapes near the middle back portion of the waist, a plateinserted in the pocket and projecting therefrom at each end, and

studs on the respective ends of said plate and projecting rearwardtherefrom.

5. The combination of an elastic underwaist, longitudinally unyieldingtapes secured thereto, and extending upward at the middle of the backand thence diverging and extending over the shoulders, and thencedownward, and prolonged below the waist at the front, like tapesattached to the diverging backportions ofthe same and extending belowthe waist at the rear, like tapes extendingupward on the side portion ofthe back, and thence over the shoulders and in downward converging lineson the front and thence turned at obtuse angles and extendinghorizontally across the front, a horizontal tape connecting thediverging rear portions of the first-named tapes, said horizontal tapesall being longitudinally slack or full to permit limited expansion ofthe waist, and garment-supporting means attached to the vertical tapesnear the waist-line.

6. The combination of an elastic underwaist, longitudinally unyieldingtapes attached thereto, and extending `in curved diverging lines fromthe middle back portion over the shoulders, thence downward on thefront, other like tapes extending upward and outward in curved linesalong the side portions of the back and over the shoulders, and thencedownward and horizontally across the front, tapes extending diagonallybeneath the armholes and connecting the front and rear tapes, andgarment-supporting means attached to the tapes near the waist-line. Y

7. In combination with an elastic underwaist, tapes attached thereto,and extending over the shoulder andl downwardly at the front and rearthereof, garment-supporting means attached to said tapes near thewaistline, aA pocket attached to said tapes near the IZO sides of theback in diverging lines and over" the shoulders and thence downward andinward on the front and thence turned at an obtuse angle and extendedlloosely across the front, two other tapes attached to the divergingback portions of the rst-named tapes and thence extending downward belowthe waist, two tapes extending diagonally beneath the armholes andconnecting thefront and rear Y tapes, garment-supporting means attachedto the tapes near the waistline, a pocket atl tached to the middle backportion of the firstnamed tapes, a plate detachably inserted in thepocket and projecting therefrom at each end, and studs on the ends ofsaid plate and projecting rearward therefrom. Y In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

t LOIS M. JONES. Witnesses: v

PALMER A. JONES, LUTHER V. MOULTON.

